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Des Lynam

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Des Lynam at the letters board with Carol Vorderman.

Des Lynam (b. 17 September 1942) was the host of Countdown between Series 54 and Series 55, including the legendary Championship of Champions XII.

He had appeared as a contestant during the Celebrity Countdown series, posting a respectable 32 against Sian Lloyd's 17. After the death of Richard Whiteley, the show took a four-month hiatus, returning on 31 October 2005 with Lynam as the new presenter. He proved popular with fans, but the commute from Countdown's Leeds home to his own in West Sussex proved too much, and at the end of Series 55 he handed over to the current presenter, Des O'Connor.